About Lyda Hill Foundation
The Lyda Hill Foundation makes large, strategic gifts—primarily in the Dallas area—to cultural, scientific, environmental and health institutions. Their grants favor capital projects, endowment and major campaigns (museum spaces, parks, hospital facilities) while also supporting scientific research and global conservation. The portfolio blends locally rooted civic investments with selective national/international science and conservation philanthropy.
Focus Areas
Museum capital and visitor experience (e.g., Perot Museum outdoor activation)Children’s healthcare facility support and pediatric servicesUrban greening and school/community park programs (e.g., Cool Schools)Holocaust remembrance and human-rights museum endowment/civic cultural institutionsScientific research & innovation funding (e.g., protein design/biomedical R&D)Land conservation and national conservation organizations
Who They Fund
children and pediatric patientsK-12 school communities (students and staff)
About Lyda Hill Foundation
THE LYDA HILL FOUNDATION is based in Dallas, TX. It gave $14,899,667 in annual grants and holds total assets of $26,871,540. Its recent grantmaking is concentrated in Texas and is directed toward museum capital and visitor experience, children’s healthcare, urban greening and school and community park programs, Holocaust remembrance and civic cultural institutions, scientific research and innovation, and land conservation. Recent grants show a mix of large capital and campaign gifts alongside research and conservation support. Named recipients include PEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE in Dallas, TX, which received $4,998,454 in 2024 for activating the outdoor space; CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION in Dallas, TX, which received $2,500,000 in 2025 for healthcare for children; TEXAS TREE FOUNDATION in Dallas, TX, which received $1,252,181 in 2024 for Cool Schools - Community Parks Phase 3; DALLAS HOLOCAUST AND HUMAN RIGHTS MUSEUM in Dallas, TX, which received $1,098,709 in 2024 for an endowment campaign and general operating gift; and UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION in Seattle, WA, which received $1,000,000 in 2024 for the Audacious Project - Launching the Protein Design Revolution. The grant list also includes UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS at $1,000,000 in 2025.
What Lyda Hill Foundation Funds
Recent grantmaking spans museum capital and outdoor activation, children’s healthcare, community parks and school environment improvements, and scientific research. Notable grants include PEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE for $4,998,454 to support activating the outdoor space, CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION for $2,500,000 to support healthcare for children, and TEXAS TREE FOUNDATION for $1,252,181 for Cool Schools - Community Parks Phase 3. The portfolio also includes DALLAS HOLOCAUST AND HUMAN RIGHTS MUSEUM for $1,098,709 toward an endowment campaign and general operating gift, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION for $1,000,000 for the Audacious Project - Launching the Protein Design Revolution, and NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION for $151,621 to support Texas water work.
How Lyda Hill Foundation Gives
THE LYDA HILL FOUNDATION makes large grants. Typical grant size in the recent data is $249,797 at the 25th percentile, $991,041 at the median, and $1,074,089 at the 75th percentile. The recent grant list includes capital projects, endowment and campaign support, general operating gifts, and program support. It gives through focused grantmaking programs and invitation-only initiatives, and the data provided shows no unsolicited applications for those listed programs. Most grants in the recent sample go to nonprofits, institutions, and organizations rather than individuals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2M
Total Assets
$25.5M
Total Revenue
$850K
Total Expenses
$2.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $250K and $1.1M, with a median of $991K.
25th Percentile
$250K
Median
$991K
75th Percentile
$1.1M
Geographic Reach
Regional5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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